RNS Number:1509Z
Danka Business Systems PLC
25 July 2002

                              
         Danka Business Systems PLC ("the Company")
                              
                     Holding in Company


The Company was notified yesterday by FMR Corp. that, as of
23  July  2002,  FMR Corp. (the parent holding  company  of
Fidelity  Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment
manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management  Trust
Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts  as  a
trustee or investment manager of various pension and  trust
accounts)  had  a non-beneficial interest  in  a  total  of
12,797,200  Ordinary  Shares,  representing  5.16%  of  the
Company's   issued  Ordinary  Share  capital.  FMRCO   have
themselves   a  notifiable  interest  totalling  12,297,200
Ordinary  Shares, representing 4.96%, which is included  in
the holding disclosed for FMR Corp.

Edward  C.  Johnson  III also has a notifiable  interest  by
virtue  of his shareholding in FMR Corp. The Ordinary Shares
held  by  FMRCO are registered in the name of  State  Street
Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Brown Brothers and HSBC and  the
Ordinary Shares held by FMTC are registered in the  name  of
State Street Bank.

                              
Enquiries:

Danka Business Systems PLC                     020 7603 1515
Paul Dumond, Company Secretary

Weber Shandwick Square Mile                    020 7950 2800
Katie Hunt


About Danka
Danka Business Systems PLC, headquartered in London and  St.
Petersburg, Florida, is one of the world's largest providers
of office imaging solutions, related services, and supplies.
Danka provides office products and services in more than  20
countries around the world. For additional information about
copier,  printer  and  other office  imaging  products  from
Danka, visit our web site at www.danka.com.


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